Ode to the Prologue

I am in the beginning

and when I say the beginning

I am before once upon a time.

Before the first chapter,

I am a story

before everything else

that holds secrets.

You have to pull me apart

and take note of my name

tor it will whisper between the lines.

I hold the hero and the villain

before they even know their roles.

I am the legend of the map

you will need to follow.

Watch your step closely.

For I am the beginning

and when I say the beginning

I am the start of it all.